January 27, 2016

Celebrating 6th birthday with StarWars vanilla cupackes

Lil A turned six. Before I get too sentimental, let me tell you all about the party.

Birthday was a big discussion for weeks. Lil A changed themes every week if not every day. We finally settled on Lego birthday theme. I started preparing, ordered a few things when he announced that it had to be Star Wars birthday.

We switched gears midway and finally settled on Lego activities and Star Wars food for the kids birthday party. A few of his friends came over and we hosted it at home.

The menu was:

Cheese and pepperoni pizza

Carrots

Watermelon

Cheese and crackers

Grape lightsabers

Starwars chocolate in both white and dark chocolate

Marshmallow stormtroopers and

Starwars cupcakes

Ameya made Lego masks for his friends and some friends chose to make it themselves. Then we played a game of Lego bingo. I wasn't sure but the kids really got into it. They would shout out "Bingo" as they crossed a line on their page.

Finally, it was time for food and the Star Wars theme won over some of the critics as well. The cupcakes are really my go to vanilla cupcakes with Star Wars pictures! But we'll keep that a secret.

Those who know me know that I have been experimenting with oil, buttermilk combination in cakes and the cupcake has it too. I find them more moist and kids prefer it too. The frosting is just whipped cream, another favorite. In fact, they come for multiple tastings when I am whipping it, acting as my testers. :-)

I just loved the idea of celebrating 6th birthday with Star Wars vanilla cupcakes!! Thanks for the ideas as well as this great recipe. I would love to give them a try. You know I also hosted a grand party on my son’s 10th birthday at one of his favorite event space NYC. He and his friends enjoyed a lot there